Herma Risner, age 94, of Tipp City, Ohio passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at Stone Springs Rehabilitation Facility, surrounded by her loving family. Herma was a member of First Light Church of Vandalia, Ohio and had a life-long love & dedication for her family.
She was born on May 17, 1932 to Chester and Lora (Hays) Holliday at Stacy, Ky. Herma was a graduate of Breathitt County High School (1950), attended Lees Jr College, and was a 20-year employee of Ohio Bell and served as a proud AT&T Pioneer. In 1951, she married the love of her life, Harold Risner.
Herma was proceeded in death by her parents, husband, and daughter-in-law, Christina Risner. She is survived by two sons: Gary and Greg (Jayne); two grandsons: Jared (Lisa) and Joseph (Megan); sister Hilda (HG) Williams; two sisters-in-law: Dorothy Deaton and Shirley Risner; along with a host of other relatives and friends.
The family will receive friends at the Morton and Whetstone Funeral Home, 139 S. Dixie Dr., Vandalia, Oh on Saturday, June 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Additional visitation times will be Monday, June 8, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Breathitt Funeral Home Chapel, 409 Ky-15, Jackson, Kentucky. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. A. T. Hays (her first cousin) officiating. Interment will be at Jackson Cemetery in Jackson, Kentucky with family and friends serving as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you please keep them in your prayers and/or make a donation in Herma’s memory to a charity of your choice.
